Pedaling underwater across the Atlantic, why water's hue is blue, NASA fakes a photo, Jerry Coyne reveals the irresolvable split between science and faith, an Onion headline we wish would come true...

  • Water is blue ... because water is blue
    Though not as eternal a question as “why is the sky blue?”, the answer to why water’s hue is blue all comes down to old-fashioned physics. For more on why glaciers are blue check out this post over at Luminous Landscapes
  • NASA FAKED A SHUTTLE IMAGE!!!!!
    Given NASA’s reputation for supposedly hoaxing the moon landing in the 1960’s one might assume they might try their hardest to not blatantly fake any images. Alas, photoshop is irresistible.
  • Seeing and Believing
    Biologist Jerry Coyne delves into the dichotomous split of science and faith—a conflict he describes as being “between a personal need to believe and a desperation to show that this primal need is perfectly compatible with science.” (via A&L Daily)
  • PRE-MED STUDENT ACCIDENTALLY CURES CANCER
    The world might be a better place if some of The Onion type headlines came true. 
  • Across the ocean in a pedal-powered submarine
    Adventure seems harder and harder to come by these days, but every now and then someone like Ted Ciamillo will do something unheard of like pedal underwater across the Atlantic ocean. Whether it be in the name of human ingenuity or marine science, expeditions such as these are sure to rejuvenate the waning human spirit.

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